- 麒麟区 qílínqū Qilin DistrictQilin District in Qujing city, Yunnan province
- 麒麟儿 qílín'ér child prodigyan exceptionally bright or gifted child
- 麒麟座 qílínzuò Monocerosthe faint constellation on the celestial equator, representing a unicorn
- 麒麟阁 qílíngé Qilin PavilionQilin Pavilion; a hall in the Han dynasty Weiyang Palace decorated with portraits of meritorious officials to honor their achievements
- 麒麟楦 qílínxuàn unimpressive person in disguise(literary) someone who is impressive in appearance only but lacks actual talent or substance; a person who looks grand but is useless, like a donkey dressed up as a [[麒麟|麒麟|qi2 lin2]] in a play.
- 麒麟殿 qílíndiàn Qilin PavilionQilin Pavilion; a hall located in the Weiyang Palace decorated with portraits of famous officials
- 麒麟菜 qílíncài eucheumaeucheuma, a type of red algae used in traditional medicine